Theater & Dance JUNE TO SEE
The shows to watch out for this season
MAY
It Shoulda Been You A chaotic wedding between
a Jewish bride and a Catholic groom is the setting of this contemporary musical comedy, which premiered on Broadway in 2015 and enjoys its South Florida regional premiere with 18 frothy songs. àActors’ Playhouse, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables (305-444-9293,
actorsplayhouse.org). May 17–June 11: Wed–Sat at 8pm; Sun at 3pm. $57–$64.
The Legend of
Georgia McBride A recently fired Elvis impersonator working in the Florida Panhandle, whose job is usurped by a second-rate drag queen, realizes women’s garments may be his ticket back into show business in this music-filled comedy by Matthew Lopez. àGableStage, 1200 Anastasia Ave, Coral Gables (305-445-1119,
gablestage.org). May 27–June 25 at various times; $45–$60.
Israeli Dance
Festival: “Hope” Festival Yachad’s 21st annual gala performance features dance companies from Mexico, Panama, Brazil and Israel alongside local companies, which perform to original Israeli folk music supported by elaborate lighting, sets and costumes. àAu-Rene Theater at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave, Fort Lauderdale (954-462-0222, browardcenter .org). May 28 at 7pm; $10–$50.
Time Out Miami May 18–August 16, 2017 48 “An Evening of
Water Ballet” Momentum Dance Company’s aquatic spectacular combines synchronized swimming, contact improvisation and contemporary dance. This year’s program includes a world premiere by artistic director Delma Iles and a reprise of Water Birds. àThe Betsy-South Beach, 1433 Collins Ave, Miami Beach (momentumdance .com). June 1 at 7pm; free.
Summer Shorts City Theatre presents its annual
curated selection of the past year’s best short comedies, dramas and musicals, which are culled from countless submissions, organized into a 90-minute program and performed by an ensemble of South Florida’s finest actors. àAdrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd (305-949-6722,
arshtcenter.org). June 1–July 2 at various times; $49.
Tig Notaro The gifted stand-up comedian
is known as much for her personal struggles—with loss and breast cancer, which she integrated into now- legendary performances—as for her unhurried comedic style, with its keen, deadpan and revealing observations. àAmaturo Theater at Broward Center for
the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave, Fort Lauderdale (954-462-0222, browardcenter .org). June 18 at 7:30pm; $28.50–$34.50.
JULY
Bring It! Live Miss D and the Dancing
Dolls—graduates of Jackson, Mississippi, institution the Dollhouse Dance Factory and stars of Lifetime Network’s Bring It!—make a South Florida stop on their 2017 tour, offering an all-new program of high kicks, bucking, hair flips, death drops and more. àAu-Rene Theater at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave, Fort Lauderdale (954-462-0222, browardcenter .org). July 1 at 8pm; $39–$115.
Bad Jews Following the death of a
Jewish patriarch, three of his grandchildren—a passionate advocate for her heritage, an
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